Punjab Medical Punjab - MET Solved Paper-2007

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    According to genie balance theory which was given by CB Bridges the sex of Drosophila is determined by

    A)  ratio   between   the   number   of Y-chromosomes and complete set of autosomes

    B)  ratio   between   the   number   of X-chromosome and complete set of autosomes

    C)  both are correct

    D)  none of the above

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    According to genie balance theory given by CB Bridges, the sex is determined by the ratio between the number of \[X-\]chromosomes and number of complete set of autosomes. The \[X-\]chromosome carry female tendency and autosomes carry male tendency and \[Y-\]chromosome do not contain any sex determining   factor.   Thus,   ratio   of \[X-\]chromosome to autosomes determine the sex.


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